Sora Porzana carolina [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Rallidae |
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BTO Codes:
JR, SORA.
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EURING No: 4090 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
22 cm
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Wingspan: 38 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 86 g
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Scientific name from:
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Italian (Venetian) name sporzana for smaller rails and after Carolina, US |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: North America, WINTERS: s US to n South America |
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Habitat:
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Marsh |
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Diet:
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Aquatic invertebrates, seeds of aquatic plants |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Berkshire, 1864
(Palmer. P 2000. First for Britain & Ireland, Arlequin Press. [502.74 PAL])
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
10
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Argyll
(1901),
Outer Hebrides
(1913),
Shetland
(1982),
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North-east England:
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Nottinghamshire
(2004),
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(2006),
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South-east England:
Berkshire
(1864),
West Sussex
(1985),
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South-west England:
Devon
(2000),
Isles of Scilly
(2005),
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Wales:
Caernarfonshire
(1981),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Rhegen Sora |
| Danish: Sorarørvagtel | Dutch: Sora-ral |
| Finnish: Karoliinanhuitti | French: Marouette de Caroline |
| German: Karolinasumpfhuhn | Hungarian: Karolina vizicsibe |
| Icelandic: Sorarella | Irish: Gearr Sora |
| Italian: Voltolino americano | Norwegian: Karolinarikse |
| Polish: Kureczka karolínska | Portuguese: Franga-d'água da Carolina |
| Spanish: Polluela carolina | Swedish: Karolinasumphöna |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Taylor, B. & van Perlo, B. 1998 Rails Pica Press, Sussex [598.554 TAY] | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
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